The text reads (in modern spelling): 'On Sunday August 20th 1704. Two West India Blacks were christened in the Royal Chapel of St James's. A boy and a girl by the names of John and Mary by Mr Samuel ...

Explore Henry VIII's notoriously haunted palace for Halloween 2024, the spookiest time of the year at Hampton Court Palace. This October half term, lose yourself in atmospheric projections and creepy ...

Explore the iconic fortress in your own way. If you only have a few hours or a full day, there’s lots to discover on your visit to the Tower. Please note the timings below can vary depending on a ...

Banqueting House is now available to hire all day and for multi-day use. We can accommodate large scale builds and a variety of events. Venue hire starts from £16,000+VAT for daytime hire and ...

Find 12 Days of Christmas magic in our 100-acre gardens Find 12 Days of Christmas magic in our 100-acre gardens Make this festive season memorable for all the family, with a day out to Christmas at ...

Queen Victoria's name is used to identify an era. Over her long reign the British Empire covered a quarter of the globe. The birth of photography, and an explosion in print culture and the press, ...

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace highlighting the overlooked people who ran royal palaces over 300 years ago. Untold Lives: A Palace at Work highlights the servants and courtiers who worked ...

Tower of London ticket prices. Pre-book a ticket and time slot online before you visit or purchase tickets on the day from the ticket office on Tower Hill. Audio guide tours in a choice of languages ...

Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I was a defining point in his reign Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I was a defining point in his reign At 6pm ...

The Evening Standard called Crown to Couture, "Surely the starriest fashion exhibition London has ever seen". This brand-new fashion exhibition for 2023 took over Kensington Palace's State Apartments ...

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace ...